On An Average Day May 15, 2009

A Play by Olivier Nominated John Kolvenbach

Starring Arnaldo Carmouze and Arturo Fernandez

Directed Arturo Fernandez

Friday and Saturday: 8:00 pm & Sunday : 3:00 pm

After 23 years two alienated brothers are reunited in the stinking kitchen of a rotting apartment. Bob is a sociopathic slob, facing jail for throwing a man from a car; Jack seems successful and disciplined but nurses his own considerable demons.

"Four Stars!" —Guardian (London).

"A riveting emotional duel." —LA Weekly.

"Provocative and chilling. A thought-provoking play." —Hollywood Reporter.

"An emotionally harrowing yet subtly compassionate work, John Kolvenbach's tragicomedy recalls the brutal family-dys function dramas of Sam Shepard coupled with the enigmatic subtext of Harold Pinter's works. Meticulously unpeeling the layers of emotional fog surrounding the estranged relationship between two long-separated brothers, the piece evokes the tension of a crafty mystery thriller, though its ultimate payoff is profound emotional resonance." — BackStage.

"Like an extended, surrealistic Smothers Brothers routine, John Kolvenbach's engrossing sojourn through sibling angst is highlighted by the brilliantly off-kilter interplay between dysfunctional recluse Bobby and his more socially integrated older brother Jack. ON AN AVERAGE DAY offers a searing, often hilarious history of familial disintegration." —Variety.

"ON AN AVERAGE DAY is an emotionally charged play, monumental in its passion, and mind-boggling in its intensity. You will be left with admiration and wonderment for a play that is beyond awesome."
—CurtainUp.

Official Website: http://www.groundupandrising.org